For my 2,000th post, I am seeking some career advice

Naturally, like others on here, I'm worried about my job. I've noticed other posters have suggested law school.

Thing is, my grades weren't that good in college, although I did graduate, and I'm not sure I'd want to commit to three years of law school.

But what I am considering is studying to be a paralegal.
One of my local schools has a program in which one can be a paralegal within a year.

So my question is, has anyone heard any feedback on what it's like to be a paralegal? The good and the bad. Is it basically being a glorified lawyer, only without the pay, or is it as rewarding a career as the advertisements say it is?

That's the problem. I am in the career that I want to be in right now. Unfortunately, the industry is going down the tubes.

I wanted to be in the law field as a kid. I guess I was inspired by the court shows on TV. Silly, I know. I decided not to do it because as a college freshman, I met a law student who said he didn't have any social life. As a college freshman away from home for the first time, it wasn't what I wanted to hear.

I've had an interest in the law profession on other occasions, but I don't want to invest three years and untold amounts of money on something that I'm not sure of. That's why I think a paralegal is a safer way to go.

It seems like no matter what career field I choose, I'm going to take a step backward. The paralegal profession is predicted to have huge growth, so I figure it might be a better step than staying in a field that does not.